US 11,840,403 B2
Adjustable conveyor belt guiderail and related methods
James L Layne, Bowling Green, KY (US); Stephen C. Fye, Glasgow, KY (US); Scott Dayton Barbour, Glasgow, KY (US); Aaron Cotton, Glasgow, KY (US); and Savannah Bell, Glasgow, KY (US)
Assigned to SPAN TECH LLC, Glasgow, KY (US)
Filed by SPAN TECH LLC, Glasgow, KY (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,259.
Application 18/079,259 is a continuation of application No. 17/392,587, filed on Aug. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,530,096.
Application 17/392,587 is a continuation of application No. 16/303,694, granted, now 11,097,901, previously published as PCT/US2018/033665, filed on May 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/550,023, filed on Aug. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/508,700, filed on May 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0111702 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 21/10 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01); B65G 39/18 (2006.01); B65G 47/28 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 21/10 (2013.01) [B65G 21/2072 (2013.01); B65G 21/22 (2013.01); B65G 39/18 (2013.01); B65G 47/28 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02069 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for supporting a guiderail for guiding one or more articles conveyed along a conveyor having a conveying path in a conveying direction, comprising:
a support rail; and
at least one adjuster for adjusting a position of the guiderail relative to the conveyor in a direction transverse to the conveying direction, the at least one adjuster comprising a collapsible support for engaging the support rail and supporting the guiderail, the collapsible support adapted for being extended and retracted into the conveying path in a direction transverse to the conveying direction to selectively position the guiderail relative to the support rail;
wherein the collapsible support comprises a pair of arms connected for relative pivoting movement at one end, and each connected to a shuttle for engaging the support rail at another end; and
wherein each shuttle includes at least one roller for rotatably engaging the support rail.